Usage
Scouts use the Friendship Knot to tie off their neckerchiefs(also known as neckers or Scout scarves). It is used in Chinese knotting, as a lanyard knot and as the starting knot in many Boondoggle and Scoubidou craft projects.
History
This is one of the eleven basic knots of traditional Chinese knotting, a craft which began in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) in China. The Chinese and Japanese names for this knot are based on the shape of the ideogram for the number ten, which is in the shape of a cross that appears on one face (and a square on the other face). In recent years, it has become popular with members of the Scout and Guide movements for tying their neckerchiefs instead of using a "
Woggle" and symbolizes the bond of friendship.
Also known as
- Square Knot
- Neckerchief Knot
- Scarf Knot
- Success Knot
- Japanese Crown Knot
- Rustler's Knot
- Buckaroo Knot
ABOK
Structure
The Friendship Knot can be tied in a single "rope" as with a neckerchief or with two (often different colored) strands as with Boondoggle and Scoubidou.
